Log in to your Student Center through MyUW and check the box on the right – it will tell you the earliest time you can enroll.

Enrollment seasons fall around November and April. Generally, the more credits you’ve taken, the earlier you can enroll. Certain courses may be open earlier to certain majors who are required to take that course.

Use the “swap” tab in your Student Center to swap sections. You will only be dropped from the section you’re enrolled in already if you’re able to add the new section you want. Please note, swapping after the Add Deadline requires permission.

If you are offered a space in the class you are waiting for, you will be given only 48 hours to enroll. If you do not enroll, your permission will expire, and it will be offered to the next people on the list. If your permission does expire, you will be placed at the bottom of the list and a permission will not be offered again until everyone else has gotten a place.

We often offer people places in classes late into the enrollment period, in summers this can be as late as early September; in the fall, as late as early January! Your classmates often move their schedules around until the last minute.

If you have questions about the impact on your financial aid if you drop a class or withdraw from a term, we encourage you to speak with a financial aid counselorand talk to your assigned advisor about how the decision will affect your graduation timeline.

Ideally, you would register for credit through your professor’s department, and the process for doing so varies by department. Usually, it involves contacting someone in the department’s office and completing a form. Start by asking your professor if they would help you get started. If your professor’s department doesn’t offer independent study credit, check in with your advisor.

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